When you're painting and there's a hole in the wood so you paint over it. "That's Paint Reinforcement for you."
"Is it made of wood?" "No, it's paint reinforced.
"Is it made of wood?" "No, it's paint reinforced.
by Akumioko H. July 28, 2023
Get the Paint Reinforcedmug. Often referred to as 'Triple R', this is a feedback loop where people — intentionally or not — repeat and strengthen racist or stereotypical behavior and beliefs. Think of it like racism on autopilot: it keeps recycling through media, culture, schools, and families, getting stronger each time it's unchecked.
It shows up a lot in younger generations (thanks, internet), but older folks aren’t off the hook — especially those who grew up recursively reinforced racism or contributed to it. Either way, it’s a negative loop that feeds itself like a bad algorithm trained on garbage data
It shows up a lot in younger generations (thanks, internet), but older folks aren’t off the hook — especially those who grew up recursively reinforced racism or contributed to it. Either way, it’s a negative loop that feeds itself like a bad algorithm trained on garbage data
Being Black in an all-white high school, I dealt with my fair share of racism. Looking back, I realize a lot of those kids were surrounded by recursively reinforced racism — mostly passed down from their parents.
by TheRealSnippy April 6, 2025
Get the Recursively Reinforced Racismmug.